Self‐Propelled Morphing Matter for Small‐Scale Swimming Soft Robots
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202413129
Abstract: Aquatic insects have developed versatile locomotion mechanisms that have served as a source of inspiration for decades in the development of small‐scale swimming robots. However, despite recent advances in the field, efficient, untethered, and integrated… read more here.
Keywords: small scale; scale swimming; swimming soft; self propelled ... See more keywords
Fabrication and Functionality Integration Technologies for Small‐Scale Soft Robots
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202200671
Abstract: Small‐scale soft robots are attracting increasing interest for visible and potential applications owing to their safety and tolerance resulting from their intrinsic soft bodies or compliant structures. However, it is not sufficient that the soft… read more here.
Keywords: fabrication; integration; small scale; soft bodies ... See more keywords
Small‐Scale Robotics with Tailored Wettability
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205732
Abstract: Small‐scale robots (SSRs) have emerged as promising and versatile tools in various biomedical, sensing, decontamination, and manipulation applications, as they are uniquely capable of performing tasks at small length scales. With the miniaturization of robots… read more here.
Keywords: robotics; tailored wettability; surface; small scale ... See more keywords
Experimental investigation of a small‐scale reactor with processed bio‐fuel pellets
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DOI: 10.1002/bbb.2256
Abstract: A developing small‐scale reactor was examined using the principles of thermal engineering design. The thermodynamic state of the system, psychrometry, and gas dynamics of the moist gas were considered in order to evaluate the quality… read more here.
Keywords: reactor; scale reactor; raw pinecones; small scale ... See more keywords
Energy-efficient Small-scale Ammonia Synthesis Process with Plasma-enabled Nitrogen Oxidation and Catalytic Reduction of Adsorbed NOx.
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DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202102526
Abstract: Industrial ammonia production without CO 2 emission and low energy consumption is one of the technological grand challenges of this age. Current Haber-Bosch ammonia mass production processes work with a thermally activated iron catalyst needing… read more here.
Keywords: energy; small scale; plasma; reduction ... See more keywords
Finding food in a changing world: Small‐scale foraging habitat preferences of an insectivorous passerine in the Alps
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10084
Abstract: Abstract Organisms living in high‐elevation habitats are usually habitat specialists who occupy a narrow ecological niche. To envision the response of alpine species to a changing environment, it is fundamental to understand their habitat preferences… read more here.
Keywords: scale; small scale; habitat; scale habitat ... See more keywords
Small‐Scale Stabilizing Effect of Asynchrony in Vital Rate Responses to Climate in an Imperiled Dune Thistle
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.72080
Abstract: ABSTRACT Changes in population responses to climate are usually studied at broad spatial grains, such as across species ranges. Only a handful of studies have investigated how small‐scale variation, for example driven by soil conditions… read more here.
Keywords: small scale; responses climate; effect; vital rates ... See more keywords
Pathways for effects of small‐scale disturbances on a rare plant: How Mimulus angustatus benefits from gopher mounds
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DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.1838
Abstract: Small-scale soil disturbances such as soil mounds produced by gophers are known to influence local plant communities. A variety of mechanisms might account for the influence of gopher disturbances on individual plant success, but understanding… read more here.
Keywords: seed; plant; pollination; soil ... See more keywords
Quantification of biogeomorphic interactions between small‐scale sediment transport and primary vegetation succession on proglacial slopes of the Gepatschferner, Austria
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DOI: 10.1002/esp.5136
Abstract: Proglacial slopes provide suitable conditions for observing the co‐development of abiotic and biotic systems. The frequency and magnitude of geomorphic processes and plant composition govern this interplay, which is described in the model of biogeomorphic… read more here.
Keywords: small scale; succession; proglacial slopes; sediment transport ... See more keywords
Assessment of Constraints, Opportunities and Income Impacts Associated with Small‐Scale Irrigation in Zebit, Ethiopia
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DOI: 10.1002/ird.3123
Abstract: Small‐scale irrigation represents a highly effective system designed to enhance production and productivity, mitigate risks associated with rainfall variability and increase the income of rural farm households. This study was conducted to analyse small‐scale irrigation… read more here.
Keywords: scale irrigation; small scale; income; access ... See more keywords
No evidence for yaws infection in a small‐scale cross‐sectional serosurvey in Ghanaian monkeys
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DOI: 10.1002/vms3.1016
Abstract: Abstract Background Treponema pallidum (TP) is a spirochaete bacterium with subspecies that in humans cause syphilis (subsp. pallidum), bejel (subsp. endemicum) and yaws (subsp. pertenue; TPE). The latter is target for eradication which requires detailed… read more here.
Keywords: scale cross; yaws infection; infection; cross sectional ... See more keywords